Trump Business Sought to Hire Almost 200 Workers on Visas in 2025

The former president’s corporate entity increased its recruitment of overseas employees on short-term work permits this year, while his government was placing obstacles for other companies attempting to do the identical, an analysis released recently claimed.

According to information from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least nearly 200 foreign workers in 2025 for short-term roles at the US president’s Florida property, golf facilities and his Virginia winery.

The number of requests for temporary work visas covering staff including waitstaff, clerks, housekeepers, culinary employees and agricultural laborers was the record filed by the company, and up from over 120 in 2021, when his presidency concluded.

It was also the fifth instance in a decade that the former president had sought to bring in over a hundred foreign employees for temporary positions at his Florida resort, based on available data.

The revelation coincides with a crackdown on immigration laws by his government that has included the implementation of a $100,000 fee on skilled worker visas; increased review of the actions of the 55 million people who already hold US visas; and tighter regulations for foreign students and reporters.

Overall, the Trump Organization aimed to hire over 560 foreign laborers over the five years Trump has been in the presidency, from his first term and during 2025.

Notably, Trump was questioned by certain in the GOP this period for comments defending the necessity for overseas employees when a company was unable to find people with “particular skills” to fill certain positions.

“You cannot just say a country is coming in, going to spend billions to construct a facility, and going to take people off an jobless roster who haven’t worked in years, and they’re going to start making their defense systems. It isn’t feasible that effectively,” he told a interviewer after she suggested that foreign workers undercut the pay of US workers.

The administration refused a request for response, and the business did not immediately respond to an request for information.